Education

Safety guide cover. | Newsreel

Online safety guides for First Nations children

An online safety program has been developed specifically for First Nations children. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said two guides were created using
Read more 4 August 2025
Heard Island. | Newsreel

20-year wait over to visit active Australian volcano

Scientists will visit the site of Australia’s only active volcano for the first time in more than 20 years. The Australian Antarctic Division is planning to visit
Read more 4 August 2025
Happy student in classroom. | Newsreel

Queensland shield protecting students online

An overseas criminal syndicate was uncovered as the perpetrator of a sextortion attempt on a 14-year-old Australian girl through a world-first Queensland
Read more 1 August 2025
A hand wearing blue gloves holding a compact electronic sensor, developed for monitoring wound healing. | Newsreel

Wearable wound monitor reduces infection risk

A new device which monitors wound recovery and reduces the need for unnecessary redressing has been developed by Australian scientists. Researchers from RMIT University
Read more 1 August 2025
Diver on the Sunshine Coast. | Newsreel

Eureka moment for Sunshine Coast Marine BioBlitz

A survey of marine life on the Sunshine Coast, which galvanised the support of more than 1000 volunteers, has been nominated for a national research and science
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Hailstones. | Newsreel

Hailstorms set to pepper Brisbane more often

Brisbane residents can expect to seek cover from hailstorms more often as climate change warms the atmosphere. A new study from UNSW Sydney’s Institute for Climate
Read more 1 August 2025
Couple cheersing with soft drink. | Newsreel

Artificial sweeteners pose greater diabetes risk than sugar

Artificially sweetened drinks pose a greater risk of diabetes than sugar-sweetened products. A new Australian study found drinking one can of artificially sweetened soft
Read more 30 July 2025
Woman flossing. | Newsreel

Study delivers vaccines via dental floss

Future vaccines may be delivered via dental floss, following a study in the United States. Researchers at North Carolina State University have used floss to introduce
Read more 29 July 2025
Students in class. | Newsreel

Land secured for future Greenbank high school

Planning is under way for a new state secondary school in Greenbank, 50km south of Brisbane city. Queensland Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek said land had been
Read more 29 July 2025
Satellites. | Newsreel

Noisy, leaky satellites drowning out the universe

Thousands of satellites are leaking radio signals at a frequency which interferes with astronomers’ ability to study the night sky. Curtin University researchers in
Read more 28 July 2025